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By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 3, the 154th day of 2021. There are 211 days left in the year. Today’s...

Actor Leslie Jordan poses for a portrait at Pan Pacific Park in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles on Thursday, April 8, 2021 to promote his new book "How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Leslie Jordan parlays Instagram fame with new book and album

By Alicia Rancilio Apr. 22, 2021 11:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden visits the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. At bottom center is a model of the COVID-19 virus. On Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Biden restored taxpayer funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Social media users are falsely claiming the Biden administration is bankrolling the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese lab which has faced unproven allegations that the coronavirus leaked from the facility leading to the global COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Ali Swenson And Arijeta Lajka Feb. 26, 2021 02:49 PM EST

Confetti lies on the street after the Times Square New Year's Eve ball dropped in a nearly empty Times Square early Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, as the area normally packed with revelers was closed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Homebound viewers boost New Year's Eve ratings; a CNN high

By Lynn Elber Jan. 06, 2021 09:01 PM EST

FILE - "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl, poses for a photo in her office at the "60 Minutes" offices, in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. CBS' pioneering newsmagazine is consistently one of the most-watched programs on television and its viewership is up 9 percent over last year, the Nielsen company said. That's not only more than any other prime-time program on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, it's also one of only four on those networks to show a year-to-year increase. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
'60 Minutes' keeps on the news and is rewarded by viewers

By David Bauder Dec. 29, 2020 08:37 AM EST

President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Eppley Airfield, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Winfrey boosts Biden at get-out-the-vote event

Oct. 28, 2020 12:02 PM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participates in a CNN drive-in town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper in Moosic, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
At town hall, Biden blasts Trump's 'criminal' virus response

By Alexandra Jaffe And Will Weissert Sep. 18, 2020 01:17 AM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper in Moosic, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
At town hall, Biden blasts Trump's 'criminal' virus response

By Alexandra Jaffe And Will Weissert Sep. 17, 2020 12:21 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Conventions highlight aggressive fact-check efforts

By David Bauder Aug. 28, 2020 02:21 PM EDT

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor, left, greets Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, right, as he arrives to testify before a House Committee on Homeland Security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, on the national response to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
In sprawling Capitol, leaders struggle to keep virus at bay

By Mary Clare Jalonick Jul. 30, 2020 01:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019 file photo, CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker attends the 13th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute in New York. A busy stretch of news with the coronavirus pandemic and racial demonstrations in the United States has led CNN to its best ratings in the network's 40-year history. Zucker says viewers have come to CNN for the news coverage, while the network's rivals are more about 'political talk.' (Photo by Jason Mendez/Invision/AP, File)
Hot news cycle leads CNN to best ratings in 40 years

By David Bauder Jul. 01, 2020 04:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019 file photo, Gayle King attends "Freestyle Love Supreme" Broadway opening night in New York. Anchors at "CBS This Morning" and "Fox & Friends" return to Manhattan studios as New York City restrictions ease. At most news organizations, the bulk of the behind-the-scenes staff continues to work remotely, and likely will for some time. But CBS' Gayle King, not a fan of working from home, is thrilled to be back. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Some New York news shows back, but many hosts work remotely

By David Bauder Jun. 22, 2020 06:35 PM EDT

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MOVIE ACADEMY TWEAKS ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR NEXT YEAR LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usually, after a movie is nominated for an Oscar, some fans will...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman points toward protesters during the council meeting where the city council was considering a ban on homeless camping in Las Vegas. Nevada officials condemned comments Wednesday, April 22, 2020, by Goodman after she called for casinos and other nonessential businesses to reopen and suggested the city could serve as a test case to measure the impact during the coronavirus pandemic. One local official called her comments "reckless and dangerous." (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
Mayor called reckless for urging Vegas to test reopening

By Michelle L. Price Apr. 22, 2020 07:32 PM EDT